Luke Huard named to GSU Staff as Quarterbacks Coach | News

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ATLANTA -- Luke Huard, formerly the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Illinois State, has been named to the Georgia State coaching staff as quarterbacks coach, head coach Trent Miles announced Monday.

Huard joins offensive coordinator Jeff Jagodzinski and offensive line coach/assistant head coach Harold Etheridge on the offensive side of Miles' first staff. The defensive staff includes Jesse Minter as defensive coordinator, Shannon Jackson as defensive line coach, P.J. Volker as linebackers coach and J.D. Williams as secondary coach.

Huard spent the last four seasons at Illinois State, including one year (2009) as quarterbacks coach before he was elevated to offensive coordinator for the last three seasons (2010-12).

In 2012, Huard's unit led the Missouri Valley Football Conference in passing and total offense as the Redbirds averaged better than 30 points a game while compiling a 9-4 record and advancing to the quarterfinals of the NCAA FCS playoffs.

In his four years at ISU, Huard developed quarterback Matt Brown, who was the MVFC Newcomer of the Year in 2009, a three-time all-conference honoree and the MVFC Offensive Player of the Year in 2012.

He previously worked with Miles at Washington, where Huard served as a graduate assistant in 2007-08.

While at Washington, Huard worked with the Huskies' quarterbacks, including current Tennessee Titans' signal caller Jake Locker, who was the Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year in 2007.

Huard began his coaching career as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Tacoma's Washington High School following graduation from North Carolina in 2002. He then spent four seasons as the head coach at Interlake High School (Wash.), where he led the program to its first winning season in 10 years in 2004.

In 2004, he also served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Eastside Hawks, a semi-professional football team that went 10-0 and won the Northwest Football League title.

Huard was a three-year member of the North Carolina football team, and the quarterback played in seven games for the Tar Heels, including four starts, as a freshman in 1999.

As a high school quarterback at Puyallup (Wash.) High School, Huard was Washington's Gatorade Player of the Year and an honorable mention All-America selection as a senior.

Huard comes from a football gamily. Both of his older brothers, Brock and Damon, were standout quarterbacks at Washington and went on to play professionally in the NFL. Huard's father, Mike, coached all three sons at Puyallup High, where he also coached future NFL quarterback Billy Joe Hobert.